If you're the kind of guy who used to cut videotape by actually cutting quad tape with the aid of a razor blade, splicing block, revealing fluid and a microscope, you're aware that the NAB convention can often be a big deal.

This year it is, and NAB is going on right now. A LOT of editing software makers are revealing brand-new stuff. Everybody expects it to help settle questions about their choice of editing systems.

If you can hold off for a week, the likelihood of getting a better answer should go way up.